Hildegarde Naughten
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Many contenders for junior minister jobs, but not enough room in the tent
- Politics
- July 1, 2020, 01:00
Groups of TDs gathered around Leinster House and the National Convention Centre for nervous conversations about their prospects, conscious that they a(...)

Miriam Lord: Empty-theatre eeriness as Cabinet takes their seats
- Politics
- June 30, 2020, 22:31
In his first Dáil appearance as Heather Humphreys’s replacement, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar confirmed what many were thinking about the botched delivery of(...)

Sustaining sense of common purpose key to Government success
- Opinion
- June 29, 2020, 05:34
The weather gods were unable to decide their attitude to the new government on Saturday. By turns they battered the national convention centre with la(...)

Eight high-profile Fine Gael ministers have lost their Cabinet positions
- Politics
- June 28, 2020, 16:20
Eight high-profile Fine Gael ministers have lost their Cabinet positions following the carve-up of roles between Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green (...)

Voting controversy could result in 30-day suspensions for TDs
- Politics
- October 22, 2019, 10:45
Fianna Fáil TDs Niall Collins and Timmy Dooley could each face a 30-day suspension from the Dáil if they are found to have breached voting rules by th(...)

Carbon tax could make ‘everybody better off’, Oireachtas committee told
- Irish News
- September 25, 2019, 19:30
A carbon tax can be introduced in a way that makes “everybody better off”, if the revenue raised is recycled in the correct way, an Oireachtas committ(...)

ESB to reopen Lough Ree power plant after discharge-linked closure
- Environment
- September 22, 2019, 16:59
The ESB is to reopen its Lough Ree electricity power plant in Longford, which was closed for environmental reasons three months ago. The peat-powered(...)

Broadband plan: FG committee members say review of €3bn project a waste of time
- Politics
- August 27, 2019, 13:33
It would be a “waste of time” to independently review the €3 billion national broadband plan, Fine Gael members of the Oireachtas Communications Commi(...)

Private ownership of national broadband network ‘unfair’
- Politics
- August 8, 2019, 02:14
A draft Oireachtas committee report into the national broadband plan has said it is “unfair” the network will be owned by a private investor despite a(...)

Climate change: Plotting an action plan for Ireland
- Environment
- March 30, 2019, 06:15
Political discourse in the State is mostly predictable but it can spring big surprises, sometimes from unexpected quarters. On March 15th, children a(...)